FlightAware, free, live full-featured mobile flight status application and detailed flight tracking application from FlightAware for Android! This application enables you to monitor the real time current flight status and view the detailed live map (with icon overlay) of any popular commercial airline worldwide. It is very easy to use with a great big, fully customizable user interface. The only thing you need is a cell phone with an internet connection.
FlightAware is one of the newest in a long series of software applications (many of them are paid) that claim to keep track of your airline flights, but does this really work? Many of these applications are free, but are limited in functionality and usually so updated that only the most basic of aeronautical features are included, such as arrival and departure times. In some cases, the only information is displayed is the airport location, or sometimes just an address. This new FlightAware, now for free, offers a comprehensive package of aviation features that includes live updates, real time airport traffic information, the Google Map image of your location, airplane performance details, passenger arrival/departure data, air carrier information, and the ability to connect to the FlightAware system.
This is the complete package for those who have a subscription with the FlightAware service. Other features include: automatic update of flight tracking information via email, support for the Google Maps software, tracking of departure and arrival times, a built-in currency converter, support for multiple flights arriving at the same destination, real time arrival and departure information for the major airlines, and the ability to book online. This software runs on Macs only. If you are planning on using this application on a laptop, it is highly recommended that you purchase a laptop in order to make full use of the flight tracking features. The software has been positively reviewed by millions of users and continues to gain more popularity each day.